Wall Doxey

Wall Doxey (8 August 1892-2 March 1962) was a US senator from Mississippi from 29 September 1941 to 3 January 1943, interrupting James Eastland's two terms in office.

Biography
Wall Doxey was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi on 8 August 1892, and he was a US Democratic Party member. In 1929, Doxey was elected to the US House of Representatives to represent the 2nd congressional district, succeeding Bill G. Lowrey as representative. Doxey remained in this post until 1941, when he secured the Democratic nomination for Senator from Mississippi; in the Solid South, this meant that he was going to become the new Senator. Doxey served only one term in the senate, and his predecessor James Eastland was once more elected Senator. From 1943 to 1947, he served as Senate Sergeant at Arms, and he died in 1962 in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 69.